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Twins Mika and Ellie have an unusual talent: the ability to hear what others are thinking. Their mission: keeping track of the thoughts of a tyrannical leader and his brainwashed child army. That's when they begin to hear The Whisper .

Reeling from a mafia battle, Sophie's determined to let go of the past and start anew. But the past proves tenacious. As dark secrets are revealed, Sophie must choose sides for good - and with her heart drawn in one direction and her blood in another, she's in deeper than ever ...

Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice! Lydia can't stand her country life - but adventure is just around the corner. Soon, she's swept off her feet by dashing Wickham, following him glamorous Brighton. Here, a pair of intriguing siblings offer her the life she thinks she seeks. But can she find out what she really wants - and get it?

1919. Henry moves to the countryside with her family, scarred by her brother's untimely death. Her only friends are characters from her favourite books - until, one day, she wanders into the woods and meets Moth, a striking witch-like woman. Together they form a bond that could help Henry save her family and overcome her grief.

A blood war rages on the streets of Chicago. Protected by an infamous Mafia family, Sophie is living a dangerous lie. She's determined to seek revenge on her mother's murderers, but can she pay the price - can she be a Mafiosa?

The school ski trip isn't going to plan. Jack's bored; Mouse has fallen out with her friends. But when a French popstar - who Jack's a dead ringer for - arrives in the resort, the snowy slopes begin to get a bit more interesting ...

Livy is stunned when she is offered a place at Temple College, a prestigious school for the very brightest - because she is not. Recently, Livy's been drawn to the roof of the school, where, amongst the towering stone sentinels, she dreams she can step into the sky. But her dreams are more real than she thinks .

Shy Scarlett is the star and victim of her mum's popular blog. When she discovers an empty kitchen next door, she begins to bake and her life changes for ever. The Secret Cooking Club is formed, but can Scarlett find the secret ingredients - to cake, family and friendship?

Darkus's dad has disappeared - but his new friend, a giant beetle called Baxter, is some consolation. Together, boy and beetle set out to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. But Lucretia Cutter - a fashion designer with a penchant for beetle jewellery - is dead set against their success .

Cruel beetle fashionista, Lucretia Cutter, is at large with her yellow ladybird spies - and she has a devious plan. Darkus, Virginia and Bertolt are determined to stop her, but Darkus's dad is dead set against their involvement. Hope rests on Novak, Lucretia's daughter and a Hollywood actress, but the beetle diva is always one scuttle ahead ...

One night in 1941, the war comes to Peter when a German plane crashes into woods near where he lives. Peter rushes to the crash hoping to find something exciting to keep. But what he finds instead is someone: a young and injured German airman in need of his help.

When street urchin Danny accidentally bids for Maharajah the elephant at an Edinburgh auction, his life is transformed as he is swept up on an unforgettable journey. But soon Danny's shady connections threaten to destroy his new-found happiness. Will he ever escape his past?

While out riding, schoolgirl Merry Owen finds a chest containing an ancient Welsh text that leads her into a past filled with treasure, secrets and danger. But it's her skill with the Longbow, an old family tradition, that will save her future.

Arianwyn fluffs her witch's assessment - instead of qualifying, she's declared an apprentice and sent to remote Lull in disgrace. Then her arch-enemy, mean girl Gimma, arrives on holiday determined to make her life a misery. But as a mysterious darkness begins to haunt her spells, Arianwyn realizes there's much more than her pride at stake ...

After her father, King Redrought, dies in battle, Thirrin, the new young Queen of the Icemark, must use her ingenuity to protect her tiny kingdom from Imperial invaders. Unlikely allies must be made of vampires, werewolves, witches and snow leopards to save her people.

13-year-old Oskari stumbles upon an escape pod from shot-down Air Force One, protecting none other than the President of the United States. So begins an extraordinary survival race against a powerful and deadly enemy.